First Night
- Country
- United Kingdom
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This BBC series presented original TV dramas from new writers. It featured single plays like Maggie and Veronica, each directed by different directors. Most episodes are lost, but some fragments have survived.
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What happens
First Night was a BBC series of contemporary television dramas by new writers, which ran from September 1963 to May 1964 and was the forerunner of The Wednesday Play. The series was produced by James MacTaggart. Only a single episode (Maggie) is known to exist, as well as the opening segment of Veronica which was rediscovered in 2025 by Film Is Fabulous. The rest of the series, including The Road, is considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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